Life's A Dream
Chapter 14
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Sorry for the long wait, here's the next chapter. Enjoy.
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As I saw Kagome and Miroku make their ways inside the hut, a relief came over me. That hard pressure of guilt faded when they entered, mostly because it wasn't just me and Inuyasha alone in the hut. I felt light weighted again, just for a brief second until Miroku smiled. It made butterflies in my stomach. I felt so bad.
"Welcome back." Miroku said. I smiled. It was a fake smile. Hopefully he couldn't tell between my fake smiles and my real smiles. I walked over to him, and Kagome. Miroku gave me a friendly hug.
"It's great to be back." I lied, mostly. Miroku laughed. It had caught me off guard when he didn't caress me in his perverted ways. I backed away and questioned him around. He looked at me curiously. "What did you do to Miroku?" I asked. His right eyebrow rose.
"What do you mean?" He asked. I sighed.
"You know the one that can't keep his filthy hands off a woman to save his life?" I watched as his face changed expressions. He raised his index finger to rub his chin and tilted his head up. He smirked.
"Ah," He began, "You mean this Miroku?" He asked. I felt his perverted hand, so I slapped it away.
"Yeah, that Miroku." I sighed. At least nothing's changed while I was out. I heard a growl. I turn around to look at Inuyasha. He looked at me dangerously, and I turned away.
"So, how are you feeling?" I heard Kagome ask. I glanced at her.
"Fine." I mutter. Fine emotionally, or physically? She smiled. It took me by surprise honestly. I didn't have a clue why she was smiling. I could never forget that day when she slapped me. The pain in my cheek still left a fragment of hurt when I placed my palm there. I saw the hut curtain rise, and Kaede entered. She looked over at me.
"Ay, Child. You are awake now. Ye are feeling better?" She asked me. I smiled and nodded at her. "Are You Hungry?" She asked me again.
"A little." The echo of my stomach's cry made everyone look at me in suspicion.
"A Little?" Miroku repeated. Kaede chuckled. I glared mockingly at Miroku.
"Funny…" I said. I clutched onto my stomach. Kagome smiled.
"I'll go prepare something to eat." She said. Kaede smiled.
"I'll be right back." The old lady told us. "Sango, I need to pour some medicine on your scars after." I blushed red.
"Okay." I whispered, and Kaede left. Miroku patted my shoulder and followed Kaede out the door. I swallowed hard. I could hear the wooden floor creek and Inuyasha's figure became towards me. I tensed up, and beat him to the door.
The Fresh air hit me in a million pieces. I was so refreshed. I tried to let my entire worries flaw from my memory, just a little. I looked over my corner and saw Miroku attempting to make a fire. It looked as though he was mouthing out curses and praying for a spark of flame to rise. It was a funny visual scene. Kaede was right on the other side talking to him about something. She sat on a log with some mixtures in a bowl. I figured it was the medicine she was talking earlier about. Miroku would look up at her, then back at the fire. I could see them chuckle and all. I didn't really care. I was getting woozy, and I needed to sit somewhere. I looked for a place to sit, and I saw a small log beside a wooden table. Kagome was peeling some corn at that table. I had an urge to talk to her, so I drifted towards her.
"Sango!" I heard someone cry. I saw something jump towards me. The thing wrapped its arms around me, and hugged me tight.
"Hi Shippo." I smiled. He inhaled my scent, and looked at me suspiciously.
"You smell funny." He said. I looked at him with weird eyes.
"Do I?" I asked. He nodded and nudged my shoulder in a playful way.
"It's good to have you back." He said. I ruffled his hair. "Kirara missed you too!" I looked at my small friend sitting at the table watching Kagome peel the corn.
"I missed both of you." I smiled, and kissed Shippo's forehead before I placed him down. He laughed and ran towards Kaede, Miroku…And Inuyasha. I walked and sat down on the log beside Kagome.
"I bet you're starving aren't you?" She softly asked. I shrugged.
"Not completely starving." I answered. She handed me a corn.
"It will be done faster if you could help me." She said. I took the food, and began to help her prepare the food. It was silent and no one said much. I could hear Inuyasha and Kaede speaking in the background. I shivered. Kagome sighed.
"Sango, I didn't mean to slap you." I stopped peeling and looked at her.
"Are you apologizing?" I asked harshly.
"Yeah." She scoffed silently. "I made a mistake, and I'm sorry." I didn't say anything. "I was just really mad, you know? I was already dealing with the fact that Inuyasha was mourning for Kikyou, and I didn't want to hear someone else trying to get between Him and I." I sighed. "I was jealous." She looked at me.
"It's not all your fault. I was the one who started all of this. I promise everything will be just like it was before." I said.
"You Promise?" Kagome asked. I nodded. "Don't be too sure that you can keep that promise Sango. We've already screwed up as it is…it might take a while for everything to be normal again." She said. I shrugged.
"It doesn't matter, it will change, and everything will be fine." I assured her. She didn't say anything. Instead, she kept peeling away at the food. I looked at nothing in particular…The sweet smell of the corn made me begin to starve, and I grudged over the grief sense of hunger…Taunting as it seemed, the preparation of the food was more and more appetizing.
"Done!" Kagome cried with joy. I looked at her and smiled reassuringly. She picked up the bucket which contained the corn, and walked over to Miroku. I watched tensely the way they used teamwork to get the corn fried. I made my way over and waited for what seemed like ages for the food to prepare. It wasn't the feeling of the warm fire sparks against my skin, but the feeling of Inuyasha's eyes gazing upon me in curiosity that sent Goosebumps up my spine. I waited and watched patiently, tearing my comfort to bits and pieces.
After the food had been cooked, we all sat by the fire eating and yapping away. I hadn't said much, just nodded a few times, smiled, and said "oh" after each phrase. Inuyasha didn't say anything at all, and it made me comfortable with the fact that I didn't have to hear his voice cutting (It's a synonym for taunting) me. Based on reason, the chats Miroku and Kagome were talking about had not caught my interests. It was the same old type of conversations. Kagome would ask, the next place we'd need to go for the jewel shards, and Miroku would blabber on about the needs to stop by villages and caress women. It was boring. At some point I'd wish Inuyasha would speak up and tell them to shut up!
My head would pound here and there, and my body would ache every time I flinched. Kagome's attention would draw onto me, but she didn't say anything, she'd only nudge me and ask with sympathy how I was feeling. Of course, being the idiot I always was, I lied.
"I'm fine." I'd reassure. She'd smile, and carry on with her conversation. After a few minutes Kaede had come and called up on me.
"Sango! I need you to come here please!" She'd yell out. I got up, and promised everyone I'd be back soon. I walked into the hut.
"You called Kaede?" I asked stupidly. She nodded.
"Yes, please sit down over here and take off your shirt." I did as I was told, and lifted my shirt up. I was wearing a long thick white bandage along my chest, to stop the bleeding. If anyone would walk in, they'd believe I'd stolen one of Kagome's Strapless shirts…Whatever those were… The Bandage hadn't done so well, because the blood would sink in the fabric and taint it. I'd been left with spots of red. It would happen that it'll leak when I felt that aching as I flinched.
"Alright now, close your eyes and don't wince." Kaede said. I shut my eyes avoiding whatever she was going to do. "This might sting a bit, but before I apply your medicine, I need to sow up the wounds that are breaking on your shoulders." I nodded and adjusted myself so I wouldn't move. I could hear clinging and some weird noises when she made her way towards me. I felt her sit beside me, and place her hands on my shoulder. I muttered a sigh of pain when I felt the sharp end pierce in my flapping flesh. I could feel strands tightening my infected skin, and I could feel the blood flowing down my shoulder. This happened eight more times, until I didn't feel the blood flowing down anymore.
"There. That parts done." Kaede reassured. She dabbed the ointment on my stitches. I let out a gasp. It had stung so badly, it brought tears to my eyes. "All finished." She said, and patted my leg. I stood up and took my kimono top, putting it on again.
"Thanks for your kindness Kaede." I said, and she smiled. I walked out of the hut heading back to the fire, finding Inuyasha leaning against a tree with his eyes shut. He was dawned to the sensational smell of my blood. I looked around surprised that Miroku and Kagome weren't anywhere to be seen. I stiffened when it came to the point where I needed to ask…I waited urging myself to speak, but I couldn't. My mind was arguing and yelling at me for acting so stupid. So I finally gave up and asked him.
"Where are the others?" I practically forced the words. Inuyasha's ears twitched and he looked up at me.
"They went to get firewood." I nodded not looking at him.
"Alright…" I whispered, and plopped myself down by the fire. I brought my knees up to my face and rested my chin on them. The sparks of the fire warmed the area around me. I saw Inuyasha flinch, and sit down in front of me.
"How are you feeling?" He asked. I could hear the curiosity in his words.
"Not too bad." He must have smelt my flesh, and heard me gasp back in the hut. We sat in silence until he asked a question…
"Can I see the wound?" I looked up at him blushing.
"What do you mean?" I asked. He looked at the grass below him.
"Can I check out the wound? I need to see if it's fine." I sighed.
"Kaede already said it was fine." I said. He shook his head.
"I need to see it for myself." He suggested. I shook my head too cocking my head to the side.
"It's no big deal." I assured him. He rolled his eyes.
"I won't hurt you." He whispered. I looked up at him. His face hardened. I could feel pressure on my chest, and it felt like I couldn't breathe. Without intending to, I nodded and Inuyasha scotched next to me, putting his hands on my shoulder. I blushed as he removed the fabric a little off my shoulder. His hands touched my bare shoulders and I shivered.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked. I shook my head.
"No." I whispered. He looked back at the wound and examined it. His nails dug softly along the strings to my stitches and it felt good to a huge disclosure. After a few moments, he carefully removed his hands away, and put my shirt back to normal trying not to hurt me.
"It looks fine." He said blushing.
"I told you so…" I quietly said not paying attention to his features. He sighed, and moved farther away from me.
"Look Sango, I'm sorry…" He said. I blushed and looked at him.
"Save it." I whispered, got up and went to sit by the log, trying not to pay attention to the man that infected my heart.
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Ok so that's it for the 14th chapter. If you have any suggestions email me, and I'll be happy to read them. Thank you to my latest reviewers! I love you all so dearly! You rock!! I hope to get chapter 15 started soon, and I'll update as soon as I can!
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